Which to use
“moi” is a pronoun and “motim” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,946
- “moi” frequency rank
- #14,653
- “motim” frequency rank
- 35599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moi | motim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mim, eu, pronome pessoal tónico da primeira pessoa do singular: | insurreição, organizada ou não, contra qualquer autoridade civil ou militar instituída, caracterizada por atos explícitos de desobediência, de não cumprimento de deveres, de desordem e geralmente acompanhada de levante de armas e de grande tumulto |
Letter map: moi vs motim
Shared letters muted; letters that set moi and motim apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. moi runs 3 letters (CVV) against motim's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: moi vs motim
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: moi is apronoun and motimanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moi is recorded at frequency rank #20,946, classified as apron, pronounced /mwa/. motim is at rank #14,653, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 35599, this pair ranks #31,430 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moi vs motim
Shared letters: imo. Private to "moi": -. Private to "motim": t.
"moi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "motim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- motim ← mmotim · moitm · motimm · motmi · mottim · mtoim · omtim
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moi" for "motim" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moi" vs "motim" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "moi" vs "motim" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "moi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "motim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,430 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moi" and "motim" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs moi". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #31,430 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.